Growth and Democracy
Tutu, De Klerk to children’s aid
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- 05 December 2008
An unprecedented joint statement by 31 Nobel Peace Laureates, among them Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and former South African president FW de Klerk, calls for assistance for children trapped in war zones around the world who are unable to go to school.
SA battles cholera spillage
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- 03 December 2008
Health authorities in South Africa are battling a possible cholera break-out in the northern parts of the country closest to Zimbabwe, were a debilitating cholera epidemic has so far claimed the lives of over 565 people.
The Great Whaling Debate
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- 02 December 2008
Despite the abundance of southern right and humpbacked whales in its waters, South Africa has banned whaling and has some of the most progressive legislation protecting the animals in the world. Now a new campaign launched in Cape Town aims to ensure this protection goes global.
Seeing the wood and the trees
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- 24 November 2008
The Forest Stewardship Council’s fifth general assembly, held in Cape Town in early November, has introduced important reforms which give water-poor developing countries such as South Africa more say in the regulation of water-hungry forestry plantations.
Climate park to cool off animals
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- 20 November 2008
With global warming is set to have a grave impact on South Africa's wildlife in particular, a new addition to the arid Namaqua National Park will help animals keep their cool, and preserve delicate ecosystems.
SA set for record 2009 election
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- 13 November 2008
South Africa is set for record voter turnout in 2009, with more than 21-million people – nearly a quarter of them youngsters – registered to vote in the country’s fourth democratic election.
Rea Vaya gathering speed
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- 06 November 2008
Hot on the heels of Cape Town’s new bus transport system, Johannesburg has revealed the prototype of its first bus rapid transport station in Joubert Park, located in the city centre. Phase 1 of the project, known as Rea Vaya, is expected to be operational in about six months.
